Primary Instructor (Lecturer and Course Coordinator)

• Sessional Lecturer, University of Queensland, 2021-2023

  • Mathematical Economics (ECON2050), Semester 2 2021, 156 undergraduate students 

  • Quantitative Skills for Economics (ECON7650), Semester 1 2022 & 2023, 6 postgraduate students 

  • Introductory Microeconomics (ECON1010), Summer Semester 2022/2023 (Course Coordinator only), 317 undergraduate students 

  • Cumulative teaching evaluation average for ‘Overall, how would you rate this teacher?’: 5.00/5.00, 37 student responses

Teaching Assistant,

• Academic Tutor, University of Queensland, 2019-2022

  • Introductory Microeconomics (ECON1010)

  • Microeconomic Policy (ECON2030)

  • Mathematical Economics (ECON2050)

  • Introduction to Strategic Thinking (ECON2070)

  • Advanced Microeconomics (ECON3010)

  • Quantitative Skills for Economics (ECON7650)

  • Cumulative tutoring evaluation average for ‘Overall, how would you rate this tutor?’: 4.92/5.00, 166 student responses 

• PASS Cooridnator & PASS Leader, University of Queensland, 2017-2020

  • PASS Coordinator, ECON1010 (Introductory Microeconomics) 2019-2020

  • PASS Leader, ECON1010 (Introductory Microeconomics), 2017-2018

  • Cumulative PASS Leading evaluation average for ‘Overall, how would you rate this tutor?’: 4.87 /5.00, 101 student responses 

Co-curricular Activities

• HEA Fellowship 2023

• UQ QETA School Day Speaker 2023

• InspireU Economics Speaker 2023

• Assessment Designer, 2021

  • Hired to build the new assessment regime for the game theory courses ECON2070 (Introduction to Strategic Thinking) and ECON7070 (Economic Analysis of Strategy).

• UQx Student Partner, 2018

  • Partnered with UQ Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation to design, review, and record teaching modules for the Introductory Microeconomics (ECON1010) EdgeX course 

"Kieran is the best lecturer I've had throughout my whole undergraduate program. The way he explains complex concepts and can relate to students has made a course that I new to be challenging very manageable and understandable." (ECON2050 SECaT, 2021)

"Probably the best lecturer I've ever had. It consistently felt like Kieran knew exactly how students would learn he anticipates errors and guides you away from them, as well as giving useful advice on approaching problems. His explanations were clear and concise, and he made a real effort to make sure that everything was covered in detail rather than skipping over details like many lecturers do. I wish I could give him 10/5!" (ECON2050 SECaT, 2021)

"Perhaps more than any lecturer I have ever had (I am a third year student), this instructor gave a truly earnest effort to teach the course material to everyone in a way to provide not only a rudimentary ability to satisfy the basic course requirements but also a genuine understanding and intuition of the course content. The lecturer used useful graphical resources from their excellent handwritten notes to give a comprehensive and intuitive explanation for some rather abstract concepts in the course. They regularly linked these concepts to economic theory to help economic students understand their applicability directly to their field of concern. Honestly, this is a rather difficult review to write since there were so many individual things that this instructor did right that a list would be more befitting. Even from silly small things like welcoming the recording viewers to each lecture, I think it was abundantly clear throughout the course that this lecturer gave a mighty effort to teach the course content comprehensively to everyone. I feel comfortable saying that this lecturer was one of the best I have seen as a UQ student." (ECON2050 SECaT, 2021)

"Kieran is an outstanding teacher, especially for a course that is this difficult, I am amazed at how well he can communicate these concepts. I cannot emphasize this enough, it is also clear that he has put a lot of thought and effort into the preparation of lectures/tutorials. I don't usually do SECATS but Kierans effort and talent definitely deserve commendation." (ECON2050 SECaT, 2021)

"Kieran is incredibly passionate about teaching and making difficult concepts easier and more enjoyable for students, and it shows. He treated students with respect and keeps them engaged with small jokes and personal experiences, but is still incredibly dedicated to making sure all the content is covered well and students remain attentive. Challenging lectures were broken down with his personal notes that made things much clearer. He was always very responsive to student requests and I felt very welcome at consults. Kieran has made a notoriously challenging subject engaging and much more manageable while still covering the same level of content." (ECON2050 SECaT, 2021)